Management
How Many Big Contractors Are Actually Posing As Small Businesses?
Advocacy group and SBA paint different pictures.
Management
7 Pages That Gave President Obama Cover to Kill Americans
A newly released memo from the Office of Legal Counsel calls the wisdom of David Barron's lifetime appointment to a federal judgeship into question.
Management
The Joys and Sorrows of Late-Night Email
For a certain class of workers, nighttime isn't time off work. It's time on email.
Management
Why You'd Better Start Using the ‘F’ Word
Sharing feedback with your employees is a necessary evil.
Management
Meet the Man Who’s Gauging the Damage From Snowden
New counterintelligence chief tackles the insider threat governmentwide.
Management
Video: Is Social Security the Greatest Government Policy of All Time?
The program is often misunderstood.
Management
Justice Reform in the U.S. Should Start With Probation
As the Justice Department probes the police crisis in Ferguson, leaders must also look at racial biases in the probation system.
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Defense IG Slaps Washington Headquarters Services for Poorly Managing Task Order
WHS calls report “jaundiced.”
Management
The Secret Weapon of Successful Professionals? Good Manners.
Politeness can do wonders for productivity.
Management
New VA Chief Wants to Fire More Employees . . . Respectfully
Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald says firing execs more quickly will take some time.
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Air Force Inks $291 Million Deals for Commodity Aircraft Supplies
Contracts cover wide range of gear including handheld computers.
Management
CBO: Sequestration Cuts Are Unlikely This Year
The 2014 budget remains sufficient to avoid across-the-board reductions before the fiscal year ends.
Management
The Beauty-Happiness Connection
Looking at lovely things—and people—can improve quality of life
Management
Redskins Appeal PTO Rejection of Controversial Name's Trademark
Some are calling for a legislative response amid the Ferguson firestorm.
Oversight
The FBI Spied on the Wrong People Because of Typos
A new inspector general report concludes that the agency has collected communications data on the wrong targets due to typographical errors.
Management
Partial Quality Management
What we were saying 20 years ago about improving government performance.
Management
Oil Industry Threatens to Take Its Underwater Air Guns and Go Home
The Interior Department said that it would allow the oil industry to use seismic cannons to search for oil and gas.
Management
It Just Got Easier to Lobby Federal Agencies
Facing litigation, the Obama administration rolls back restrictions aimed at curbing special interests.
Management
The Latest Perk: Force Employees to Enjoy Vacation by Deleting Their Email
When employees go on vacation, they can turn on “Mail on Holiday,” which automatically deletes all incoming emails.
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